Eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change
Convention and first meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
Palais de Congrès, Montréal, Canada | 28 November-9 December 2005

On Tuesday, delegates convened in SBI and SBSTA plenary meetings and in
contact groups. SBI considered the financial mechanism and other
financial, administrative and institutional matters, as well as capacity
building under the UNFCCC and under the Kyoto Protocol, and
implementation of UNFCCC Article 4.8 and 4.9 (adverse effects). SBSTA
discussed research and systematic observation, cooperation with relevant
organizations, methodological issues under the Kyoto Protocol, and
technology transfer. Contact groups also began their work, with meetings
in the evening on the financial mechanism, mitigation, adaptation and
Annex I communications. Above: Beatrice Ahimbisibwe, Uganda, Ole Petenya
Yusuf-Shani, Kenya, and the Lorax, Dr. Seuss character, appeared at a
press conference to support agenda item #6, a proposal from Papua New
Guinea and others on approaches to reducing emissions from deforestation
in developing countries.

Tuesday, 29 November

Subsidiary Body for Implementation

SBI is chaired by Thomas Becker, Denmark, with Janos Pastor as Coordinator.